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Windows 11 %USERNAME% still truncated
I understand that some find this problem negligible, but it really bothers me. I have not known this phenomenon before either.
It's about the problem known to some that since Windows 10(?) Microsoft ...
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create a single task user in windows
I have a program that I want to run automatically whenever a specific user logs in to their Windows account.
Additionally, I only want my program to run and nothing else, like the desktop or Windows ...
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How can I know who's using an RDP connection?
Two years ago, I was working in a dreadful company. There, all my colleagues were using RDP connections and in order to know if a connection was available, I needed to ask them. So I have asked this ...
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How can I delete Microsoft Account (formerly Windows Live ID) automatically?
I'm looking for a way to delete accounts I've previously logged in with automatically with a script. I'm having trouble searching for the cache location of them. I've looked in multiple different ...
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Locked files in Windows.old Documents folder, how to grant permissions?
FINAL EDIT:
All came down to EFS encryption, I had no certificates, private keys or anything, thankfully, windows.old had the AppData folder, where I could get the files needed to follow the guide on ...
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Is there any way to edit 'refresh' entry from desktop context menu?
I have searched through all context menu entries in windows registry editor (in places like HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell) but was not able to find anything linking to the 'refresh' ...
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How do I install Linux as a third OS alongside Windows 7 and Windows 10?
I currently have dual-boot with Windows 7 and Windows 10, although I'm not sure they boot correctly.
If I previously booted Windows 7, the next boot I get a black & white, DOS-looking boot menu. ...
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Chrome giving error https://superuser.com/ not secure
wherever I try to access https://superuser.com/ chrome gives me an error that
Your connection is not private.
Attackers might be trying to steal your information from superuser.com (for example, ...
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Batch rename files w/ leading zeros and variations in filename [closed]
I have a set of files:
foo_1_somestring.txt
foo_2_adifferentstring.txt
....
foo_124_anotherstring.txt
I want to batch rename them to:
foo_001_somestring.txt
foo_002_adifferentstring.txt
....
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Force all programs to use the full OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog interfaces instead of FolderBrowserDialog when opening/saving files?
Here's a question I don't think has been asked before.
Background: I hate the FolderBrowserDialog GUI component with a fiery passion. You know, the useless little folder tree view dialog which some ...
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Windows 10 not booting, even though data is intact, how to recover
I currently have 3 physical disks on my windows home computer. They accumulated over the years. Each time there was an issue with boot, I got a new disk and installed a new windows.
So the situation ...
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Is it possible to open encrypted files from the last windows?
I have just updated my windows version form 7 to 10.But the problem is I had some encrypted files in the last windows(7) and now I can't access them in the new windows.I would really appreciated if ...
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Is it possible to create an entire windows enviroment on an external hardrive? [duplicate]
I have dual booted Windows and Linux before and I am aware virtual environments exist, however I was curious recently. If I have a 1 tb 'wd elements' external hard drive, could I download and install ...
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Invalid Registry while updating windows 7 to windows 10
I was updating my pc from windows 7 to windows 10 after downloading and installing windows 10 then it was downloading updates like in 25%-28% it showed a error saying many things but I remembered one ...
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Triple-boot Ubuntu with existing dual boot Window 7 and 10
I would like to install Ubuntu alongside my existing dual boot Windows 7 and Windows 10.
During installation of the Ubuntu "trial" it recognized Windows 10 but no mention of Windows 7. This ...
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Can I tell if a Windows 7 machine is licensed for Windows 10?
I have serveral Windows 7 machines I need to dispose of, some of these machines were brought with Windows 10 Pro pre installed. Someone then decided to downgrade these machines to Windows 7 and not ...
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Disable Windows 10 Update End of Service Spam notification?
I've been trying to disable windows 10 updates through traditional means by creating registry entries and editing gpolicy but to no avail. I restart yet I keep getting this end of service update ...
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How to lock remote windows (7 and 10) computers
I'm trying to lock all computers in my house - I checked the psshutdown option with the -l flag, but although the shutdown is working, the lock isn't working at all - it's writing that the machine is ...
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Why does a software which should be installed in AppData keep getting installed in program files(x86), is there a Windows configuration, to do so?
There is a custom built Excel plugin which is getting installed inside C:\Users\username\AppData\Local folder. That is the correct spot.
But for some users it getting installed inside Program Files(...
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Upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 10 on a second partition
I have a machine with two partitions. One has Windows 7. The other (larger) is empty.
I understand those with Windows 7 SP1 can upgrade to Windows 10 for free.
I would like to keep my Windows 7 ...
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Upgrading to Windows 10 without USB from Pirated Windows 7
I had to install Windows 7 on my machine for some reason and now I want to get back to Windows 10. Unfortunately, I don't have windows 7 license the one I'm using is pirated. And the new windows 10, I ...
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how can i rename php files by incrementing the last number?
i want to rename files like this
one-piece-espanol-latino - copia (1).php
one-piece-espanol-latino - copia (2).php
one-piece-espanol-latino - copia (3).php
and 274 more...
to this in a batch
one-piece-...
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Can't connect this network , but USB 2.0 Wifi adapter connects
I have problem with my Notebook's wifi. First of when i power on my notebook it starts without wifi connected. So despite It shows all wifi around modem when i type password to connect my home network ...
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Switch between dual boot systems
I'm configuring a PC with Windows 10 and Windows 7 dual boot. This PC is shared among some users that some of them need Windows 10 and some of them need Windows 7.
The users are not expert and having ...
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Does removing a drive letter prevent Windows Defender from scanning the drive?
I have one drive which is split into two partitions. One partition has Windows 10 installed and another has Windows 7. Does removing a drive letter trought Disk Management in Windows 10, of Windows 7 ...
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Windows 7 and 10 dual boot from separate drives. Can not install Win10 on selected drive
I have desktop PC (with 3 normal SATA hard drives, each with multiple partitions).
Windows 7 64 are already installed on one partition of one of the drives, in MBR mode.
I want to install Windows 10 (...
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Upgrading from windows 7 to 10 makes my pc turn off on high load
Yesterday I updated my version of windows from my old 7 installation to windows 10 home edition via a clean install. Since then I've mainly been busy installing the programs I need for the various ...
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Is there a correlation between windows versions and driver version numbers, and could that help in identifying old drivers?
what is the meaning behind the numbering of driver version numbers - I see a correlation e.g. many starting with the number 10?
for example running this command to list drivers Get-WmiObject ...
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Select multiple files individually in explorer
To my knowledge, I know 3 ways of selecting files in explorer.
Assume a folder with 10 files. Now,
I can select one individual file by single-clicking it.
I can also drag the cursor using mouse to ...
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Looking for a way to run batch file on Windows Restart
I have a batch script that I want to run every time the system restarts.
Currently, I placed the batch script in
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
But that does not serves ...
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Is it safe to move Apps like WhatsApp/MS teams stored in AppData/local folder from C: drive to D:?
Like suppose if teams folder is located in AppData folder. If I directly copy this folder to D drive and then use the application file in the folder to launch teams? Is this safe or I will break my ...
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Can I install drivers that needs requires Windows 7 with Windows 10?
I've recently "revived" my old Acer Aspire 7751, and since I'm broke, I couldn't install Windows 7, so I've installed a Windows 10 setup in my flashdrive. Anyways, I want to install new ...
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Flash drives won't work on USB port but keyboard and mouse works fine
I have 2 flash drives 8gb and 64gb work fine on other computers. So I've been my scratching my head all day already about this. I even tried reformatting it but still, the flash drives keep on ...
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Dual monitor between windows 7 and windows 10
I have two laptops, one with windows 10 and the other one with windows 7; my goal is to extend the windows 10 monitor on the other monitor. Is it possible to do it?
So far I found only a tutorial ...
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Why my friend's PC gets into same boot issue every time?
My friend has a budget computer with i3 CPU and 4GB RAM. His computer always gets the same problem of Windows not booting up. For like 1 year we tried to reinstall Windows several times and after ...
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Where are windows's repair tools located?
I am talking about the repair tools that show up at startup if your PC runs into a problem on a windows installation.
I've always been wondering where these programs are located in the file system.
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How to force custom default Sort By options for all folder types in Windows Explorer
Quick note to eager mods: this is not a duplicate :)
My question has 3 parts, but to make it easy, of course I will mark as answered any answer that only addresses the 3rd part:
I wish to understand ...
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Error : The BIOS In This System Is Not Fully ACPI Compliant
I have an ASUS x541UJ laptop and when i'm trying to install Windows 7(I tried multiple Windows, still the same error) i get a blue screen with writing "The BIOS In This System Is Not Fully ACPI ...
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Assigned drive letters vary on WIN 7/ WIN 10 dual boot
I recently created a dual boot system with WIN 7 & WIN 10 (both operating systems are on separate physical drives), but have noticed that the drive letters that are assigned to the various ...
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Can Windows open Markdown files without additional software?
Can Windows open Markdown files without additional software? Are there differences between Windows 7 and Windows 10?
I want to know if I have to convert my Markdown files to something else before ...
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Upgrading windows 7 to windows 10 default application settings
I have a bunch of Windows 7 Machines that need to be upgraded to Windows 10. I have found that after running the upgrade I can't seem to set the default apps. Any ideas on how to accomplish this. ...
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Hard disk doesn't show up on Windows 10, but it shows up on Windows 7 - Symbol of deactivation
Since yesterday my hard drive doesn't show up on Windows 10, only on Windows 7.
In Device Management, in correspondence of the hard drive item, there is the symbol (circle with inside a black arrow ...
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Creating folder alias in Windows 10
I've got the following issue with both a Windows 7 and a Windows 10 installations in french.
Let's say I have a file located in my user's home drive: c:\users\USER123\video.mov.
For an unknown ...
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Dual Boot from existing Windows (activated) drives
=== UPDATE 03-17-20:
I received some very useful comments but they did not address the actual question. I re-state it for clarity:
I have two hard drives on my Win10 system. Both contain bootable, ...
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How to get Windows 10 fonts to reset exactly as they were in Windows 7? [closed]
We are using a commercial application Eggplant to read text from C++ windows applications.
In order to do this, Eggplant accepts screenshots of labels that it can match on certain parts of the ...
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Windows 10 Upgrade tool fails 0x8007001F-0x30000D
I ran into the error code 0x8007001F-0x30000D when trying to update from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
Many articles on the web point out, that the problem occured due to moving the /Users folder to ...
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Retrieve office key after upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 without carrying anything over
I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. After I put all my data on an external hard disk, I wiped my computer clean: I upgraded to Windows 10 without carrying any of my leftover data from ...
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Exporting Windows 7 Group Policy into Windows 10
I have multiple computers in Windows 7 that have same configuration and settings with the same hardware. I want to migrate Windows 7 to Windows 10. Is there any proper way to export Group Policy ...
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Where does Windows store permissions for the Registry
Every Windows Registry key has a permissions list to specify which user(s) can read or modify the key.
Where is this list stored?
Is it the same location for Windows 7 and 10?
Is there any way, ...
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Windows 7 virtual machine on Windows 10, unsafe?
If you set up a virtual machine with Windows 7 running, on a Windows 10 host, and do not connect the VM to the Internet, is there still a security risk?
More specifically, if I have 2 networks ...
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